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An angel and three women are shown at the empty tomb of Christ in this depiction of Easter morning by German painter Peter von Cornelius. Easter, the feast of the Resurrection, is April 24 in the Latin-rite Catholic Church this year. (CNS/BPK/Bayerische Staatsgemälde-Sammlungen/Art Resource) (March 28, 2011) EDITORS: MANDATORY CREDIT AS GIVEN. FOR ONE-TIME EDITORIAL USE UNTIL MAY 25, 2011. NO USE IS PERMITTED AFTER MAY 25, 2011.

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